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The Philadelphia directory and register, for 1819: : containing the names, professions, and residence, of all the heads of families and persons in business, of the city and suburbs, Hamiltonville, and Camden, N.J. : With other useful information. By John Adems Paxton, editor of several directories, author of the Alphabetical plan of Philadelphia, and Fireman's guide
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Wa .01 1819
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paxton, John Adems.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Directories.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Camden (N.J.)--Directories.
- Camden (N.J.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Registers.
- United States--Registers.
- United States.
- New Jersey--Camden.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Intaglio prints.
- Relief prints.
- City directories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1819.
- City directories -- New Jersey -- Camden -- 1819.
- Directories.
- Registers (Lists)
- Physical Description:
- [628], cxxiii, [13] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : Published by the editor, No. 29, Filbert-Street, three doors above Ninth-Street; and sold by him and all the booksellers. Price $1.50. (Copy-right secured according to law.), [1819]
- Notes:
- Preface dated Jan. 27, 1819.
- Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
- First [68] p. have half-title: Paxton's Philadelphia annual advertiser, preceded by three plates, and contain assorted advertisements, many with illustrations.
- Pages cxxiii have caption title: Paxton's Philadelphia register for 1819, and include registers of the United States and Philadelphia. Pages xcvii-cxxiii contain "A list of institutions, companies and societies."
- Last [12] pages contain an almanac, printed from the setting of type used for the calendar pages of Poor Robin's almanac and the Washington almanac for 1819, both printed at Philadelphia by David Dickinson. The present copy is defective in having "1819" printed at head of the September-November pages with capital I's in place of the numeral 1. This error is corrected in the two almanacs.
- Cited in:
- Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 49079
- Spear, D.N. Bibliography of American directories through 1860, p. 279
- OCLC:
- 950916413
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